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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=anrebe@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:anrebe@sbcglobal.net">Andrew and
Rebeca Anderson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 29, 2008 6:49
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: sort of OT: digital piano
question</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I've found that the Roland with "after-touch" has piano-like
response and sensitivity that leaves Yamaha in the dust. Price is
similar.<BR><BR>
<H2><FONT size=2>RD-700GX: Digital Stage Piano. This model features
Roland's copy of the real piano's escapement (after-touch) feel. These
Epianos are capable of nuances and subtle shading that others lacking this
feature cannot match. The key-weight is still too low for my taste but
that seems to be the fare for the course.</FONT></H2><A
href="http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=923&ParentId=87"
eudora="autourl">http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=923&ParentId=87<BR><BR></A><A
href="http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Roland-RD700GX-DIGITAL-PIANO?sku=703119"
eudora="autourl">http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Roland-RD700GX-DIGITAL-PIANO?sku=703119</A>
<BR>Priced here at $2395.00<BR><BR>Good Luck<BR>Andrew<BR><BR>At 11:56 AM
4/29/2008, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">List,<BR><BR>I'm thinking of
purchasing a digital piano/synthesizer. Gasp! The horrors ... I
know. :-) But I think it would be fun to play around with
one. And I'm not at all abandoning acoustic pianos -- they are the
best!<BR><BR>Anyway, thought there might be a few folks here who could share
their experiences with a keyboard. Does anyone on the list have a good
recommendation? I'm wanting a weighted action. Looking at a
Yamaha S90 ES -- anyone familiar with those? Price range < $2500.00
preferably.<BR><BR>Or, any thoughts about the Moog Piano Bar thing?
That would be another option, I suppose. I'd ultimately like to
connect a keyboard/MIDI device to my Mac to dink around in
GarageBand.<BR><BR>You may respond privately to <A
href="mailto:formsma@gmail.com">formsma@gmail.com</A><BR><BR>Thanks!<BR><BR>--
<BR>JF</BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>